Yeah, we've been a bit unsure of the count for a few days ourselves, but today all eight were visible at once again. It's especially the black ones that are hard to keep track of, since there are five of them that sort of look similar, even though three of them have some brown/grey coming through in their coats. Mostly we get 3-4 of them up at once, but today all 5 decided it wasn't horribly scary outside. It's crazy how inquisitive the bunnies are, they come up to us when we bring food, and if a dog or chicken is standing outside their pen, they will come up to it and wonder what it is. The labradors are pretty much used to them already, but the dachshund only discovered the little ones a few days ago, so she seems to think she needs to either take care of them, or eat them. Hilma she's very cool with already. And Hilma comes up to the dogs to say hello through the net too.
On the chick front, they're about 5 weeks now. No obvious roos yet, but Karin seems to be convinced we have three boys and a girl, while I think one little guy might be showing the beginnings of a cockerel comb. All combs are very subtle though, so it's entirely possible that they're all girls too. At the same age, all the cockerels we've had that share genes with these chicks have had more pronounced combs, so I would expect it to show already, but it might also be that the chicks are developing a bit slowly because they eat some of the grown ups's feed with a lower protein content, or then their biological mother's comb type is showing through in these too. She has a very small comb, even for a hen. Anyway, it will be interesting to see how they turn out. Sadly, the one I suspect to be a boy is the one with the prettiest feathering, a lovely black color with chocolate brown tips.
On the chick front, they're about 5 weeks now. No obvious roos yet, but Karin seems to be convinced we have three boys and a girl, while I think one little guy might be showing the beginnings of a cockerel comb. All combs are very subtle though, so it's entirely possible that they're all girls too. At the same age, all the cockerels we've had that share genes with these chicks have had more pronounced combs, so I would expect it to show already, but it might also be that the chicks are developing a bit slowly because they eat some of the grown ups's feed with a lower protein content, or then their biological mother's comb type is showing through in these too. She has a very small comb, even for a hen. Anyway, it will be interesting to see how they turn out. Sadly, the one I suspect to be a boy is the one with the prettiest feathering, a lovely black color with chocolate brown tips.
